Last year, Lance Armstrong became the most successful Tour de France racer in history when he claimed a record seventh-successive title. With Armstrong having hung up his racing bicycle for good, the 2006 Tour de France is an open race. To ensure cycling fans are kept up to date with the world’s biggest annual sporting event, the July 2006 issue of Bicycling incorporates the Liberty Life Tour de France Fan’s Guide. Available on newsstands from June 21 (R26.95) the guide offers expert knowledge and insightful information about the 20 stages, the teams, the history, the bikes and gear, the contenders as well as detailed daily television schedules.
The international action takes place from July 1 to July 23 and this year’s peloton rides into a new era with some talented youngsters and many seasoned campaigners all in with a chance at claiming the title. The question on everyone’s lips is: who, in the absence of Armstrong, will step up to the podium to take the coveted prize in Paris? Bicycling, South Africa’s biggest-selling bike magazine and the world’s leading authority on cycling, keeps fans informed with in-depth features on the most likely contenders, including last year’s runner-up Ivan Basso and 1997 champion, Jan Ullrich, in the race to replace ‘King Lance’. With detailed information on all stages including route maps and the most decisive key stages, the July 2006 issue of Bicycling, incorporating the Liberty Life Tour de France Fan’s Guide is a must-have for all cycling and sports fans.
Bicycling Editor Sean Badenhorst remarks: “With no Armstrong, the Tour de France regains something that always made it so compelling – unpredictability. Armstrong was the race’s undisputed master, but there are so many other great cyclists who will now get a shot at the sport’s ultimate prize. And it’s going to make for some of the greatest racing we’ve seen since… Well since Armstrong won against all odds for the first time back in 1999!
“We’ve gone to great lengths to secure some fantastic images and original feature articles for this special Tour de France preview issue of Bicycling and believe that not only cyclists, but all Tour de France fans will find the bumper 160-page edition both informative and entertaining.”
For live daily Tour de France minute-by-minute coverage, backed up by expert analysis, rider diaries and picture galleries go to www.bicycling.co.za
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